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The U.S. counterintelligence head says the list of threats is long and getting longer

Michael Casey (L) is shown here with U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Timothy Haugh, at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on July 12, 2023. Casey is now the director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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National Security

The U.S. counterintelligence head says the list of threats is long and getting longer

Mike Casey tells NPR that the scale of spying against the United States is "impressive and terrifying." He says: "More players are getting into it with more tools, going after more targets."

Monday

Former U.S. ambassador charged with being an agent for Cuba

U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, Victor Manuel Rocha, talks to the press 11 July 2001. Gonzalo Espinoza/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Law

Former U.S. ambassador charged with being an agent for Cuba

Victor Manuel Rocha was a State Department employee for more than 20 years. Prosecutors say during that time and in the 20 years since, he acted as an illegal agent for Cuba.

Former U.S. ambassador charged with being an agent for Cuba

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Friday

Wednesday

Eat, Drink And Be Wary: Ex-CIA Officer Reveals How Eateries Are Key To Spycraft

Actor Roger Moore, who played secret agent James Bond in the '70s and '80s, holds a martini. A new book written by a former CIA officer details how restaurants and cafes "are in many ways the lifeblood of espionage." AP hide caption

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The Salt

Eat, Drink And Be Wary: Ex-CIA Officer Reveals How Eateries Are Key To Spycraft

"Restaurants and cafés are in many ways the lifeblood of espionage," says Amaryllis Fox in a new book. They're ideal places to clandestinely meet people with access to a government or terrorist group.

Monday

Wednesday

British Man Accused Of Spying Is Sentenced To Life In Prison In UAE

This undated family photo shows Matthew Hedges with his wife, Daniela Tejada. On Wednesday, Hedges was convicted of spying and given a life sentence by a court in the United Arab Emirates. Daniela Tejada/AP hide caption

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Middle East

British Man Accused Of Spying Is Sentenced To Life In Prison In UAE

Matthew Hedges, 31, was detained at Dubai International Airport on May 5 after a two-week research trip for his doctoral thesis on Emirati security and foreign policy, according to his wife.

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Ex-CIA Officer Arrested On Suspicion Of Exposing U.S. Spy Network In China

The New York Times says the investigation took place against a backdrop of a major breach of CIA informants in China that began around 2010. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Ex-CIA Officer Arrested On Suspicion Of Exposing U.S. Spy Network In China

Jerry Chung Shing Lee, 53, was arrested at New York's JFK airport on Monday, capping a six-year investigation that began when the FBI searched his hotel room in 2012, uncovering classified notes.

Saturday

John Walker Jr., Cold War Spy For Soviets, Dies At 77

An Oct. 28, 1985 photo of John A. Walker Jr., being escorted by a federal marshal as he leaves the Montgomery County Detention Center in Rockville, Md., enroute to a federal court in Baltimore. He was ultimately sentenced to life in prison on espionage charges. Bob Daugherty/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

John Walker Jr., Cold War Spy For Soviets, Dies At 77

The U.S. Navy warrant officer recruited his son, his brother and a friend to help him steal and sell classified message keys to the USSR over a 17-year period.

Friday

Germany Calls For 'Honest Foundation' In Relations With U.S.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier at a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin on Friday. Steinmeier will meet Secretary of State John Kerry this weekend to discuss allegations of U.S. spying. Michael Sohn/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Germany Calls For 'Honest Foundation' In Relations With U.S.

The remarks by Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier follow fresh allegations of U.S. spying on Germany as well as Berlin's request that the top U.S. intelligence official in the country leave.

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U.S. Files Criminal Charges Against Chinese Officials Over Cyberspying

Press materials are displayed on a table at the Justice Department in Washington on Monday before Attorney General Eric Holder was to speak at a news conference. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

U.S. Files Criminal Charges Against Chinese Officials Over Cyberspying

The Justice Department accuses five Chinese officials of stealing trade secrets by spying using military and intelligence facilities. These are the first charges of their kind to be made by the U.S.

Thursday

Putin Tells Snowden That Russia Doesn't Do Mass Surveillance

Russian President Vladimir Putin as he answered questions on national TV Thursday in Moscow. Alexey Nikolsky/RIO Novosti/Kremlin pool/EPA/Landov hide caption

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The Two-Way

Putin Tells Snowden That Russia Doesn't Do Mass Surveillance

It was one spy speaking to another, as Putin put it, when "NSA leaker" Edward Snowden asked the Russian leader on national TV whether his nation has a program like the U.S. National Security Agency's.